find_satellites_above

List satellites above an observer within an angular search radius.

Signature: find_satellites_above(observer_lat: decimal number, decimal degrees (WGS84), required; observer_lon: decimal number, decimal degrees (WGS84), required; observer_alt_m: decimal number, metres, optional, default 0; radius_deg: integer, degrees, optional, default 30; category_id: integer, optional, default 0; limit: integer, items, optional, default 25; offset: integer, items, optional, default 0)

Direct GET

For navigating agents: open the HTML page with parameters in the URL. The result is fetched and displayed without screenshots or form filling.

Open this validated HTML GET URL

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/kilder/n2yo/find_satellites_above/?observer_lat={observer_lat}&observer_lon={observer_lon}&observer_alt_m=0&radius_deg=30&category_id=0&limit=25&offset=0

Replace {observer_lat}, {observer_lon}, {observer_alt_m}, {radius_deg}, {category_id} with values. Remove unused optional parameters from the URL.

For software and dashboards: Read the operation descriptor. The JSON GET template is https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/n2yo/find_satellites_above?observer_lat={observer_lat}&observer_lon={observer_lon}&observer_alt_m=0&radius_deg=30&category_id=0&limit=25&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`observer_lat`	required	number	Observer latitude in WGS84 decimal degrees. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
`observer_lon`	required	number	Observer longitude in WGS84 decimal degrees. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
`observer_alt_m`	optional	number	Observer altitude above sea level in metres. Unit: metres.
`radius_deg`	optional	integer	Search radius from 0 to 90 degrees. Unit: degrees.
`category_id`	optional	integer	N2YO category id; 0 means all categories, 1 brightest.
`limit`	optional	integer	Gateway page size; default 25, maximum 100.
`offset`	optional	integer	Number of list items to skip; default 0.

Generated JavaScript, Python and response structure

Use JSON when the user requests code, machine-readable data, value extraction or further computation. Use the HTML GET page to identify the correct source and verify parameters.

Example for generated JavaScript and Python

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/n2yo/find_satellites_above?observer_lat={observer_lat}&observer_lon={observer_lon}&observer_alt_m=0&radius_deg=30&category_id=0&limit=25&offset=0

Replace URL placeholders and remove unused optional parameters.

JavaScript in a dashboard

const url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/n2yo/find_satellites_above?observer_lat={observer_lat}&observer_lon={observer_lon}&observer_alt_m=0&radius_deg=30&category_id=0&limit=25&offset=0";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) {
  const failure = await response.json();
  throw new Error(`${failure.error.code}: ${failure.error.message} ${failure.suggestion}`);
}
const result = await response.json();
const data = result.data;

Python without additional packages

import json
from urllib.request import urlopen

url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/n2yo/find_satellites_above?observer_lat={observer_lat}&observer_lon={observer_lon}&observer_alt_m=0&radius_deg=30&category_id=0&limit=25&offset=0"
with urlopen(url) as response:
    result = json.load(response)
data = result["data"]

Response structure

{
  "source": "n2yo",
  "operation": "find_satellites_above",
  "parameters": {},
  "data": {},
  "entities": [],
  "_meta": {"retrieved_at": "...", "sources": [], "cache": {}},
  "_links": {"self": "...", "source": "...", "wiki": "...", "feedback": "..."}
}

Form for manual use

The form is a fallback for people and browser agents that cannot open the GET URL directly.

Result

Source: N2YO satellite data. Retrieved 2026-11-10T02:05:15Z in 0.002 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 99
satcount:: 118

above:

25 results

satid:
746
satname:
ELEKTRON 1
intDesignator:
1964-006A
launchDate:
1964-01-30
satlat:
57.5678
satlng:
29.5793
satalt:
5874.3275
satid:
4385
satname:
COSMOS 338
intDesignator:
1970-036C
launchDate:
1970-04-25
satlat:
73.9487
satlng:
20.795
satalt:
1517.2388
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
62.8904
satlng:
-8.4829
satalt:
29070.2334
satid:
7476
satname:
COSMOS 689
intDesignator:
1974-079A
launchDate:
1974-10-18
satlat:
68.0252
satlng:
7.095
satalt:
980.0024
satid:
7688
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1975-017B
launchDate:
1975-03-10
satlat:
55.0253
satlng:
42.2167
satalt:
12615.6834
satid:
8018
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-063D
launchDate:
1975-07-08
satlat:
61.5686
satlng:
-40.232
satalt:
26914.7731
satid:
8195
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-14
intDesignator:
1975-081A
launchDate:
1975-09-09
satlat:
63.9359
satlng:
10.012
satalt:
33464.6758
satid:
8892
satname:
COSMOS 828
intDesignator:
1976-054D
launchDate:
1976-06-15
satlat:
71.5585
satlng:
24.1727
satalt:
1478.9837
satid:
9468
satname:
PAGEOS 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1966-056AH
launchDate:
1966-06-24
satlat:
70.5171
satlng:
19.8951
satalt:
4348.904
satid:
9592
satname:
COSMOS 875
intDesignator:
1976-118E
launchDate:
1976-12-07
satlat:
69.1052
satlng:
29.0263
satalt:
1470.7469
satid:
9702
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086GA
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
72.2976
satlng:
17.5113
satalt:
1919.8088
satid:
10649
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077K
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
69.2222
satlng:
0.5648
satalt:
1865.9805
satid:
10745
satname:
SL-8 R/B
intDesignator:
1978-031B
launchDate:
1978-03-28
satlat:
71.8808
satlng:
25.8525
satalt:
975.6104
satid:
11133
satname:
COSMOS 1056
intDesignator:
1978-109F
launchDate:
1978-12-05
satlat:
73.829
satlng:
16.4123
satalt:
1484.9429
satid:
11142
satname:
ATLAS F R/B
intDesignator:
1978-112B
launchDate:
1978-12-11
satlat:
50.6622
satlng:
27.6881
satalt:
13823.9794
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
63.7845
satlng:
15.2822
satalt:
39844.5648
satid:
12866
satname:
COSMOS 970 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-121AU
launchDate:
1977-12-21
satlat:
65.5348
satlng:
14.3723
satalt:
1128.2504
satid:
12984
satname:
COSMOS 1247 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-016F
launchDate:
1981-02-19
satlat:
69.6537
satlng:
1.4136
satalt:
15672.7519
satid:
13012
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-52
intDesignator:
1981-123A
launchDate:
1981-12-23
satlat:
60.9515
satlng:
68.7957
satalt:
39958.4573
satid:
13016
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-123D
launchDate:
1981-12-23
satlat:
61.9797
satlng:
-28.2055
satalt:
26320.1119
satid:
13080
satname:
COSMOS 1341
intDesignator:
1982-016A
launchDate:
1982-03-03
satlat:
67.4806
satlng:
-35.016
satalt:
23406.0941
satid:
13169
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-029D
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
68.0785
satlng:
7.4597
satalt:
30367.6409
satid:
13381
satname:
COSMOS 1394
intDesignator:
1982-073G
launchDate:
1982-07-21
satlat:
66.9665
satlng:
14.9604
satalt:
1506.801
satid:
13908
satname:
SL-6 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-088H
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
54.0583
satlng:
4.8714
satalt:
7680.6819
satid:
13909
satname:
SL-6 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-088J
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
63.7081
satlng:
39.5548
satalt:
12301.5881

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 99
satcount:: 118

above:

25 results

satid:
746
satname:
ELEKTRON 1
intDesignator:
1964-006A
launchDate:
1964-01-30
satlat:
57.5678
satlng:
29.5793
satalt:
5874.3275
satid:
4385
satname:
COSMOS 338
intDesignator:
1970-036C
launchDate:
1970-04-25
satlat:
73.9487
satlng:
20.795
satalt:
1517.2388
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
62.8904
satlng:
-8.4829
satalt:
29070.2334
satid:
7476
satname:
COSMOS 689
intDesignator:
1974-079A
launchDate:
1974-10-18
satlat:
68.0252
satlng:
7.095
satalt:
980.0024
satid:
7688
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1975-017B
launchDate:
1975-03-10
satlat:
55.0253
satlng:
42.2167
satalt:
12615.6834
satid:
8018
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-063D
launchDate:
1975-07-08
satlat:
61.5686
satlng:
-40.232
satalt:
26914.7731
satid:
8195
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-14
intDesignator:
1975-081A
launchDate:
1975-09-09
satlat:
63.9359
satlng:
10.012
satalt:
33464.6758
satid:
8892
satname:
COSMOS 828
intDesignator:
1976-054D
launchDate:
1976-06-15
satlat:
71.5585
satlng:
24.1727
satalt:
1478.9837
satid:
9468
satname:
PAGEOS 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1966-056AH
launchDate:
1966-06-24
satlat:
70.5171
satlng:
19.8951
satalt:
4348.904
satid:
9592
satname:
COSMOS 875
intDesignator:
1976-118E
launchDate:
1976-12-07
satlat:
69.1052
satlng:
29.0263
satalt:
1470.7469
satid:
9702
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086GA
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
72.2976
satlng:
17.5113
satalt:
1919.8088
satid:
10649
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077K
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
69.2222
satlng:
0.5648
satalt:
1865.9805
satid:
10745
satname:
SL-8 R/B
intDesignator:
1978-031B
launchDate:
1978-03-28
satlat:
71.8808
satlng:
25.8525
satalt:
975.6104
satid:
11133
satname:
COSMOS 1056
intDesignator:
1978-109F
launchDate:
1978-12-05
satlat:
73.829
satlng:
16.4123
satalt:
1484.9429
satid:
11142
satname:
ATLAS F R/B
intDesignator:
1978-112B
launchDate:
1978-12-11
satlat:
50.6622
satlng:
27.6881
satalt:
13823.9794
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
63.7845
satlng:
15.2822
satalt:
39844.5648
satid:
12866
satname:
COSMOS 970 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-121AU
launchDate:
1977-12-21
satlat:
65.5348
satlng:
14.3723
satalt:
1128.2504
satid:
12984
satname:
COSMOS 1247 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-016F
launchDate:
1981-02-19
satlat:
69.6537
satlng:
1.4136
satalt:
15672.7519
satid:
13012
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-52
intDesignator:
1981-123A
launchDate:
1981-12-23
satlat:
60.9515
satlng:
68.7957
satalt:
39958.4573
satid:
13016
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-123D
launchDate:
1981-12-23
satlat:
61.9797
satlng:
-28.2055
satalt:
26320.1119
satid:
13080
satname:
COSMOS 1341
intDesignator:
1982-016A
launchDate:
1982-03-03
satlat:
67.4806
satlng:
-35.016
satalt:
23406.0941
satid:
13169
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-029D
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
68.0785
satlng:
7.4597
satalt:
30367.6409
satid:
13381
satname:
COSMOS 1394
intDesignator:
1982-073G
launchDate:
1982-07-21
satlat:
66.9665
satlng:
14.9604
satalt:
1506.801
satid:
13908
satname:
SL-6 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-088H
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
54.0583
satlng:
4.8714
satalt:
7680.6819
satid:
13909
satname:
SL-6 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-088J
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
63.7081
satlng:
39.5548
satalt:
12301.5881

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State the NORAD ID, observer coordinate, altitude and time window. A pass is observer-dependent.

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